diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 828d06fc8bc5068b3973abe286b22d0f6272710a..ed15e3c438bfe5af4d0860e6868a177d5ddce8bc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           MYSQL_DATABASE: test_varbase900xxc
           MYSQL_USER: user
           MYSQL_PASSWORD: passw0rd
+    working_directory: /home/circleci/project/docroot
     steps:
       - checkout
       ## Install PHP extra.